BROWSER SWITCHBOARD
version 3.3b1
Browser Switchboard is a program which allows you to choose which
browser to use as the default browser. It supports MicroB, Tear,
Fennec/Mobile Firefox, and Midori out of the box, and can also be used
to launch MicroB without having browserd running.
Download:
Binary packages and source are available for download from the project
page on garage.maemo.org: https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=1159
Quick Start:
1. Download the binary package: browser-switchboard_X.Y-Z_all.deb
(where X.Y-Z is the version number, of course).
2. If you're using a Maemo 5 device, make sure all your MicroB browser
windows are closed.
3. Install the package using the Application Manager (open the
Application Manager, then select Application->Install from file in the
menu).
You can now select the default browser by using the Browser Switchboard
applet in the Control Panel. Links in most applications, locally-saved
web pages opened from the file manager, and (for Maemo 4.x) entries in
the Web sidebar panel will open in the browser that you select as the
default. Opening the "Web" menu entry and running "browser" from the
shell will also cause your chosen default browser to open. If you don't
configure a default browser, MicroB will continue to be used as the
default browser.
No matter which browser you select as the default, MicroB can always be
opened via the MicroB menu entry in the applications menu (for Maemo
4.x, installed in the Extras menu by default), or by running "microb"
from the shell. While MicroB is open, it will receive all links from
other applications; closing MicroB will restore your chosen default
browser.
If you experience trouble after installing the package, try rebooting
your device. If that fixes things, please report this as a bug.
Configuring the Default Browser by Hand:
If for some reason, you don't want to use the Control Panel applet to
configure Browser Switchboard, you can create the configuration file by
hand from a shell. Run the following (where $ is your prompt, not
something you type):
$ cat > $HOME/.config/browser-switchboard < is the primary maintainer, with
Jason Simpson (the original developer) assisting in development.
License:
Browser Switchboard is available under the terms of the GNU General
Public License (GPL), version 2 or later (see the file LICENSE in the
source).